DWI checkpoint results listed

Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on Friday evening, April 18, 2014. The checkpoint was a joint effort with the Kansas City Police Department. The checkpoint was held from 11 p.m. on Friday to 4 a.m. on Saturday and was located at U.S. 169 at NW Harlem Road. The location was determined by past arrests, incidents, and traffic crashes in the county.

A total of 883 cars were checked during this five-hour operation and members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department made the following arrests:

27 — DWI

2 — driving while revoked summonses

1 — hazardous moving summonses

4 — non-moving summonses

1 — misdemeanor drug arrest

On April 12, 2014, members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted a DWI checkpoint with the Sedalia, Missouri, Police Department. The checkpoint was held from 10 p.m. on Saturday to 2 a.m. on Sunday and was located at the 2000 block of U.S. 65 Highway. The location was determined by past arrests, incidents, and traffic crashes in the county.

A total of 437 vehicles were checked during this four-hour operation and members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Sedalia, Missouri, Police Department made the following arrests:

9 — driver’s license summonses

1 — misdemeanor drug arrest

1 — misdemeanor warrant arrest

In support of “The Drive To ZERO Highway Deaths,” the Patrol encourages motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Watercraft operators should ensure that everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!